FatSecret Platform API Documentation

NAME	TYPE	REQUIRED	DESCRIPTION
method	String	Required	MUST be "recipe_types.get"
format	String	Optional	The desired response format. Valid response formats are "xml" or "json" (default value is "xml").

Response

The only storable value returned by this call is recipe_types.

Each recipe_types element contains information as follows:

NAME	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
recipe_types	String	This option filters by specified recipe types and should be provided as a comma separated string of recipe type names. The values are provided via the api: Recipe Types Get All

Example Response

⚠️ Response json is only in array format when more than one object is returned

Example 1:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<recipe_types xmlns="http://platform.fatsecret.com/api/1.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://platform.fatsecret.com/api/1.0/ http://platform.fatsecret.com/api/1.0/fatsecret.xsd">
	<recipe_types>Appetizers</recipe_types>
	<recipe_types>Soups</recipe_types>
	<recipe_types>Main Dishes</recipe_types>
</recipe_types>

Example 1:

{
  "recipe_types": {
    "recipe_types": [
      "Appetizers",
      "Soups",
      "Main Dishes"
    ]
  }
}

Error Codes

CODE	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
2	OAuth 1.0	Missing required oauth parameter: '<details>'
3	OAuth 1.0	Unsupported oauth parameter: '<details>'
4	OAuth 1.0	Invalid signature method: '<details>'
5	OAuth 1.0	Invalid consumer key: '<details>'
6	OAuth 1.0	Invalid/expired timestamp: '<details>'
7	OAuth 1.0	Invalid/used nonce: '<details>'
8	OAuth 1.0	Invalid signature: '<details>'
9	OAuth 1.0	Invalid access token: '<details>'
13	OAuth 2.0	Invalid token: '<details>'
14	OAuth 2.0	Missing scope: '<details>'